as in pile
a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body
a funeral pyre
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Recent Examples of pyre
Many of the items had been burned, suggesting that they might have been torched upon a funeral pyre, but no human remains were found amid the assemblage.
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News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2025
It is thought the objects could have been burnt on a funerary pyre before they were buried, but no human remains have been found.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
It is believed they may have been burned on a funerary pyre, however, no remains have been found.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
As such, researchers think it may have been burned as part of a funeral pyre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2025
It is thought the objects could have been burnt on a funerary pyre before they were buried, but no human remains have been found.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
It is believed they may have been burned on a funerary pyre, however, no remains have been found.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
As such, researchers think it may have been burned as part of a funeral pyre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyre
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Snakes that have been displaced may be discovered in heaps of debris made during the cleanup process or beneath material that was left behind from the flood, according to the University of Missouri.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The pile looked less like a heap of rotting and decaying food than a dirty mound of plastic bags, disposable coffee cups, empty, greasy chip bags and takeout boxes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Prioritizing Interoperability Within Your Organization When purchasing new software for your tech stack, interoperability is an important consideration.—
Cynthia Tee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The center stack is nearly devoid of physical controls with just a rotary shifter and volume dial.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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Just as runners map their route to avoid unnecessary hills or dangerous intersections, project leaders must anticipate obstacles and plan alternative pathways.—
Sarah Edwards,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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For the second time in a week, someone has died visiting a waterfall in the North Carolina mountains, searchers say.—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Luckily, their families found the beautiful small town in the mountains, Redwood Hollows.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyre. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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